Headrest



June' 8 1926.. 1,588,293

P. P. BAILEY HEAD REST ,Eiled June 7. 1925 llllIII/IIIIIA R M/40y EQI/7/ ATTORNEY Patented June 8, 1926.

UNITED ,STATESPATENT/ orricli.

PINIKNEY P. BAILEY, OF MABSHFIELD, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEVE W. DENNISON, 0F MARSHFIELD, OREGON.

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Application filed June 27,

The object of this invention is to provide a head rest for the convenience of customers in a barber shop, or elsewhere, desiring a shampoo, the device disclosed permitting the user, whether in .a seated or standing position, to rest the head just above the basin so that dizziness or other discomforts may be avoided.

A further object is to provide a frame adapted to support an elastic or resilient member, and a support for the frame, com prising .a tubular standard and a leg member adjustable with reference to the standard and including a foot portion, serving the purpose indicated below.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel con- .struction and arrangement of elements described, illustrated and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the'invention.

In the drawings forming part of this application Figure 1 shows the device in elevation and in operative position, a basin, or portion of a stationary wash stand being shown in vertical section.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the device, showing the use of a hanger for con necting the attachment with a faucet or other stationary element.

In Figure 1 the upper portion of a stationary wash stand is designated 10, and the basin per se is shown at 11, an outlet connection being designated 12. A faucet 13 is mounted in the usual position, the discharge element or nozzle 14 overhanging the edge of the basin.

The device or attachment herein disclosed comprises a U-shaped frame 15 including side members 16 and 17, having their outer ends apertured for the accommodation of I screws or other securing devices. In the present instance screws 18 pass through the aforesaid apertures and are retained by nuts such as 19. The screws also pass through the deflected ends 20 of a strap, band or other flexible or resilient element 23 which is stretched across the outer ends of side elements 16 and 17 of the frame, and

secured by a rivet 27.

1925. Serial No. 40,117.

in a sense forms the head rest per se, being the element designed to directly contact with the forehead of the person using the device.

In order to support frame 15 I provide the tubular element 25 which may have .a forked upper end 26 adapted to receive the central portion of element 15 and to be A leg member 30 projects int-o tubular element 25 and has telescoping relation therewith, this element 80 being deflected as at 81 to form a downwardly extending member 32 having a foot portion or the like .33 at the lower end. This portion may be formed by splitting the end of portion-32 and deflecting one end of the fork as shown at 34. This foot member contacts with the edge 12 of the outlet connection 12, and one 3 edge of the frame 15 is in engagement with I the inner wall of basin 11, so that ade quate support for the head rest is provided. The adjustment afforded by the slidable connection between elements 25 and 30 permits the use of the device in basins of different sizes. The required adjustment is retained by means of thumb screw 36.

The device or attachment may be conveniently hung from a faucet by the use of the device illustrated in Figure 2, which comprises a U-shaped frame 38 having deflected portions 39, these portions being again defiected or bent at 40 and 41, for engagement with apertures 42 provided in frame 15.

Having thus described the 111V811131011,Wl1&t is claimed as new, is i 1.A device of the class described, C0111- prising a frame, a strip extending across the frame and adapted to contact with the forehead of the user, for supporting the head overa basin or the like, adjustable means for supporting the frame near the upper edge of the basin, said adjustable means including a tubular portion and a leg portion having a forked foot member formed thereon proportioned to engage the edge of an outlet connection of a basin without obstructing said outlet.

2. A device of the class describe-d, com: prising a U-shaped frame to be positioned approximately vertically, a resilient element in the tubular member, clamping means for retaining the rod rigidly with reference to the tubular member, said rod including an ofiset portion, and including an engaging device at the end thereof, for contacting With the edge portion of the outlet connection of a basin. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signa ture.

PINKNEY P. BAILEY. 

